Ezekiel
God raised up certain "prophets" who were His mouthpieces.
They would speak out against their sin and idolatry and would
continually warn of God's judgment. Some of the prophets spoke
out in the North and some in the South, but God was faithfully
warning them of certain catastrophe if they would not turn to
him....
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The major divisions within the book of Ezekiel reveal the
purpose of this ministry. In the first half of the book of
Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1-33) Judah is accused of breaking all of
God's commandments, and they are warned by God that they will
be destroyed if they persist in their sins. After Ezekiel's
announcement of Jerusalem's destruction the boo...
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Hebrew Name - Yehezqel "God is strength"....
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The siege of Jerusalem is portrayed in four symbolical acts
(Ezekiel 4-7). In the first of these, Ezekiel evidently drew a
picture of a city under siege, indicating that this was soon
to be the condition of Jerusalem. After this, Ezekiel lay on
his side for a great number of days, announcing that the
nation was to be punished for its sins. By ...
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According to Jewish tradition Ezekiel was murdered in Babylon
by a Jewish prince whom Ezekiel accused of idolatry, Ezekiel
was supposedly buried on the banks of the Euphrates River....
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I. Israel's sin and impending judgment, uttered before the
final captivity (Ezekiel 1-24). II. Prophecies against the
nations of Am-mon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon and
Egypt (Ezekiel 25-32). III. Prophecies concerning the
restoration of Israel, uttered after the destruction of
Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar....
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The prophet Ezekiel taken captive during the time when the
Babylonians began their captivity of Judah during the time of
the reign of king Jehoichin, which was about 11 years before
Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. Ezekiel was one of the
Jewish captives who was brought to the land of Babylon and
settled on the banks of the river Chebar. Whi...
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Greek Name - Iezekiel (Greek form of the Hebrew)...
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Ezekiel prophesied to the the Jewish captives in Babylon.
The Babylonians had invaded Judah three times and each time
they took prisoners back to Babylon. The first invasion was
in 607 BC and Daniel was taken as a captive to Babylon. The
second invasion was in 597 BC and Ezekiel was taken as a
captive to Babylon, and in 586 BC Jerusalem was de...
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